"Who goes there?!" the woman shouted, riding her artifact into the air. She slashed with her sword, severing the entire tree trunk at its waist with a thunderous boom.
Two clumps of dead leaves suddenly fell before them. Nothing could be seen clearly; it was utterly bizarre.
"Hmph, a Qi Condensation Eighth Layer cultivator dares play ghostly tricks here?!" the Purple Cloud Sect woman cried. Pointing her sword at them, she said, "Since you saw us, we can't let you live."
Chen Xun was calm as still water and wasted no words. He looked at the little bird that was still fluttering, killing intent flashing in his eyes. His body suddenly accelerated, and he snatched it into his hand, crushing the Silicon Valley Bird barehanded until blood blossomed across his palm.
The speed was so fast that no one could react. The three women flew into a rage. He had actually killed the Silicon Valley Bird right before their eyes!
"Insolence!"
"You're courting death!"
"Where did this wild man come from?!"
The three women's gazes turned icy. Spiritual power flowed through their hands as they slashed in from three directions.
Chen Xun's eyes were deep and unfathomable. Big Black Ox stood before him, firm and steady, then thrust out a hoof. Rings of fire rippled outward like waves before suddenly turning into countless flaming circles.
Boom!
Massive fireballs surged out from the circles one after another, roaring down amid violent spiritual power. In an instant, a towering sea of flames rose up.
Just as the sea of fire erupted, their expressions changed wildly, revealing horrified disbelief.
"Th-this... what is this?!"
A life-and-death crisis sprang up in the hearts of the three women in an instant, rapidly permeating their entire bodies and turning into a deafening buzz within their minds.
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